Norma Jean Lutz

In 1862, in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Civil War progresses, eleven-year-old Daria and her twin brother, Andrew, begin to suspect that one of their mother's boarders is a Confederate spy.

Ohio Experiences the Civil War

Daria Solves a Mystery

Carrie Ruhle has great fun playing with her friends in the attic. She sees nothing wrong with befriend a shy Jewish immigrant, so why are many of her other friends so fussy about that? 

Sadly, in 1924, bigotry is a powerful force in society-so much so, that the evil white-robed members of the Ku Klux Klan plot violence against Jews. Carrie's Courage is the story of a young girl who stands up for a friend in the face of persecution.

Battling the Powers of Bigotry (1923) (Sisters in Time #19)

Carrie's Courage

In 1939, in Seattle, Washington, as the Japanese invasion of China increases general hostility towards Japanese Americans, nine-year-old Mandy finds the adjustment to her new school as well as the prejudice against her Asian friends extremely difficult to bear.

Prelude to World War 2

Mandy the Outsider

Climax of the Civil War (1865) (Sisters in Time #13)

Elise the Actress

The Great Awakening (1744) (Sisters in Time #3)

Maggie's Dare

Susan Martins Miller

In their hometown of Minneapolis, streetcar workers have started a union and this new labor movement has divided Rachel's family.

The Labor Movement Divides a Family

Rachel and the Riot

The Battle for Women's Rights (1914) (Sisters in Time #18)

Maria Takes a Stand

The Fight for Freedom (1844) (Sisters in Time #11)

Meg Follows a Dream

Veda Boyd Jones

A collection of four stories teaches lessons of history and Christian faith.

4 Stories in 1

American Struggle, 1832-1862

Colleen L. Reece

Collection of four stories teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith.

American Dream, 1620-1765

Joann A. Grote

1903-1931

American Progress

Callie Smith Grant

American Rebirth, 1865-1893

Bonnie Hinman

1939-1945

American Triumph

Biography of the young singer who began her career on the 1990's update of the "Micky Mouse Club" television show.

Britney Spears

The youngest of 14 children, Celine Dion grew up performing in her parents' club in a small town outside Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Celine Dion

Tulsa Trespass

Tulsa Tempest

Time Period: 1939 Ten-year old Mandy McMichael doesn't fit in at her new school in Seattle. She's very smart, but the "in crowd" teases her so much she decides to play dumb to quiet their taunts. Then there's her friendship with a Japanese family-and in 1939, with the world on the brink of war, hers is not a popular position. Using actual historical events to tell a compelling fictional story, Mandy the Outsider is a poignant tale of a girl balancing her desire for acceptance with her need to do right, and to be who God wants her to be.

Girls are girls wherever they live—and the Sisters in Time series shows that girls are girls whenever they lived, too! This new collection brings together four historical fiction books for 8–12-year-old girls: Emma’s Secret: The Cincinnati Epidemic (covering the year 1832), Nellie the Brave: The Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838), Meg Follows a Dream: The Fight for Freedom (1844), and Daria Solves a Mystery: Experiencing the Civil War (1862). American Struggle will transport you back to America’s “growing pains” of the early nineteenth century, teaching important lessons of history and Christian faith. Featuring bonus educational materials such as vocabulary words, time lines, and brief biographies of key historical figures, American Struggle is ideal for anytime reading and an excellent resource for home schooling.

Social Change, Native Americans, and Civil War

American Struggle

A new style of bicycle is growing in popularity, and eleven-year-old Peter Morgan is willing to work all summer to buy the royal blue model that has captured his attention. But Peter's attention is also taken with the new family in his well-to-do Minneapolis neighborhood. Peter and his sister Carol notice right away that the Dawes family has old furniture and wears country clothes. Now Mattie Dawes is missing from school because she fell down some steps, but her mother won't let Carol and her friends visit. Then Peter discovers Harry Dawes hiding in the boys' clubhouse in the middle of the night. What is going on? Is there a problem? What can Peter and Carol do to help?

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